VARIOUS RESOURCES FOR ANIMATORS & ILLUSTRATORS

For my 2,500th post, here's some sites and downloads I've found or compiled together over the last few months for all you students out there, enjoy.

Stuart NG Sketchbooks

John K Notes
on Color Theory

Eric Larson Notes on Animation Techniques

Brad Bird and Chris Roman Notes on Composition & Storyboarding

Glen Keane Notes on Planning & Timing for Animation

John K Notes on Layout & Composition

Disney Notes on The Art of Thumbnailing

Mark Kennedy Notes on Composition

Walt Stanchfield's Visual Vocabulary & Gesture Drawing Booklet

Bill Peet Notes on Composition

Rowland Wilson Notes on Layout Composition

Disney Artsts' Notes on Dynamics for The Animated Drawing

Ham Luske Notes on Animation Theory & Practice

Notes on FX Design - 200 Page Booklet

Flooby's Recommended Book List


Here's some inspirational blogs that display, discuss, breakdown and showcase films and animation art:

Line Boil

Animation Art Direction

Background Art for Animation

Color Design for Animation

Full Circle Production

I Draw Girls

No Fat Clips

Check Out The Art of 'Fanbot' - A New Nick Show

Last Studio Pics

My bulletin board, barely a single work-related thing on it.

Matt Sheppard, reviewing the very last
Collideascope scene to go out the door to the client.

Oh, wait! Matt spots a common rookie mistake,
Pat forgot to draw in an ARM, tisk, tisk, REVISION!

Pics of my office just as I begin to dismantle it,
8 years of accumulated junk, I will miss it:

Thanks everyone for your support, I've received dozens of e-mails from people from all over, it's good to hear how many employees had enjoyed their time here, and to get a sense of the many fans Collideascope had out there.

Cartoon Brew TV - Episode 1

Compositions For Your Consideration

Cinematography is an art form unique to motion pictures. Although the exposing of images on light-sensitive elements dates back to the late 1600s, motion pictures demanded a new form of photography and aesthetic techniques. Master cinematographers like Robert Elswit, Roger Deakins, Tonino Delli Colli, Wilmer Butler, and Jordan Cronenweth are just a few of my favorites.